The Krishna Key

Writer - Ashwin Sanghi

Publisher - Westland Ltd. (2012)

Language - English

My Rating - 0.5 / 5

A Well Researched DISAPPOINTMENT. After reading the Chanakya Chant's by Ashwin Sanghi, the expectation from this book was very high. In trying to sell history and lots of "conspiracy theory" to the readers the Author forgot to define the main characters in the novel properly. 


Ashwin Sanghi has the uncanny ability to keep his readers hooked to the story. But even though his writing is commendable, the author seem to have lost interest halfway through and finished this book just for the sake of it. There are places where even the names of the main characters are mixed up, showcasing poor proof-reading.

In the summary of the book the author puts stress on the Kalki Avatar. But in the book the character of Tarak Vakil (supposedly the Kalki Avtar) and Mataji (supposedly the protagonist) are very poorly depicted. Also the story struggles to keep up with its own events. Some events are mentioned in the start of the story, but there is no reference to the same anytime again in the novel! Also a character keeps coming and going in the story, but there is no description as to who is he. As I said it seems the Author lost interest in the story halfway.

The Author has done a very good job in terms of research and creation of the story. Also the two parallel stories of Krishna and present day search for the Krishna Key is written quite beautifully (typical Ashwin Sanghi's style of writing). The 0.5 that I gave in my rating was for this only. But after creating a lot of suspense the Author abruptly ended the story with a moral lecture. He is being called as the Indian Dan Brown by many, but in this novel he totally failed to live upto the expectations.

Overall the novel is a poor job by both the writer and the editor and I may not recommend this book to anyone.